Why County Rangers Could Lose Their Jobs Over Firearm Misuse
CS Murkomen said the Kenya Kwanza administration will not allow any part of the country to slide into lawlessness. - Kenya breaking news | Kenya news today | Capitalfm.co.ke..
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Kenya's Interior Cabinet Secretary Kipchumba Murkomen has ordered a nationwide vetting of county rangers due to reports of firearm misuse, alongside a forceful crackdown on illegal weapons in Narok County, following renewed ethnic clashes that have displaced over 1,800 people.
- Five guns and fourteen rounds of ammunition have been voluntarily surrendered, though authorities estimate nearly 100 illegal firearms remain.
- The Kenya Red Cross Society reported 253 households were razed, necessitating urgent humanitarian aid for displaced families.
- A dusk-to-dawn curfew has been imposed in parts of Transmara West and Transmara South, with Deputy Inspector General of Police Eliud Lagat issuing a 72-hour ultimatum for firearm surrender and vowing action against inciters.
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